Rory McIlroy: The guys in front of us were playing so slow

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Rory McIlroy got off to a great start at the US Open. Rory had a couple of great moves, maybe he could have done more, but this was great too.

"A really solid start," McIlroy said for skysports. "You'd take 67 around this golf course any day. Even though I'm standing up here slightly frustrated that I bogeyed the last, it's a great start to the tournament.

"I felt like I did most things well. I certainly putted well, and I hit the ball in the right spots, and I hit a lot of greens, gave myself plenty of chances. Just basically did everything that you need to do at a US Open.

"Yeah, overall really pleased about the start. That's now two majors in a row that I've started well, and hopefully just keep going from here."

McIlroy:  You just have to be so precise 

McIlroy took this tournament seriously and is aware that he must be as precise as possible. Every mistake can cost him dearly, but given his experience, Rory should not have any major problems in the future.

"The guys in front of us were playing so slow," McIlroy added. "They were like a hole or hole-and-a-half behind the group in front of them. So yeah, that was a little frustrating.

"Some of these reactions that maybe you saw out there today, whether it be hitting the sand on five or the club throw on nine, you just have to be so precise and so exact at this golf tournament, maybe, compared to some others.

"Any little thing that doesn't quite go right, you're sort of putting yourself behind the eight-ball. The margins are just so fine in this tournament, and I think you can sort of see that out there with some of the reactions."

We’ll see if he can do the same in the rest of the tournament. The quality is obviously there.

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